Akash Bhatnagar
Actor Aamir Khan
In 2007, Aamir Khan turned director with the emotional drama Taare Zameen Par (TZP) starring him alongside Darsheel Safary. The movie make clear the lesser-known situation of dyslexia and struck a chord with the viewers, rising a crucial and business success. Last 12 months, Khan introduced that his subsequent movie titled Sitaare Zameen Par (SZP) and now, we’ve got learnt that the movie will centre round Down Syndrome.
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In TZP, Khan performed a trainer who helps Safary’s character Ishaan Awasthi along with his dyslexia. This time, the actor-filmmaker goals to convey a dialog round Down Syndrome. A supply near the event reveals, “Just like TZP, Aamir Khan wanted to bring focus on another condition that gets stigmatised in our society through Sitaare Zameen Par. That’s when he found a heartfelt story that sheds light on Down Syndrome and what people dealing with that go through. He wants to handle the subject very sensitively and create an impact that makes people suffering from the syndrome be treated as equals.”
The supply added that different particulars in regards to the movie are beneath wraps for now. It is but to be revealed if Khan would make his directorial comeback with the movie or simply produce it. Actor Genelia Deshmukh additionally stars within the movie which is scheduled to launch on Christmas this 12 months.
Earlier, in an interview with News18, Khan had stated, “With Sitaare Zameen Par, we are moving 10 steps ahead with the same theme. TZP was an emotional film. (But) This film (SZP) will make you laugh. That film made you cry, this one will entertain you. The theme is the same. That’s why we kept this name very thoughtfully. We all have flaws, we all have weaknesses, but we all also have something special, so we are taking forward this theme”. He added that in TZP, his character helped the particular little one Ishaan however “in SZP, nine boys, who have their own issues, help me. It’s the opposite.”
For the unversed, Down Syndrome is a genetic dysfunction prompted when irregular cell division leads to additional genetic materials from chromosome 21. It causes developmental and mental delays. Interestingly, the college that Khan’s character visited as a trainer in TZP was for youths with particular wants like Down Syndrome. We reached out to Khan and his group for a remark however they had been unavailable for a similar.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
